Lhotse | 2018 W Face
A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via W Face, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 19th May 2018. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9914 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT18113 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | S Col-W Face |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Mike Hamill |
| Sponsor | Climbing the Seven Summits (CTSS) Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2018 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | True |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | S Africa |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-04-18 |
| Summit Date | 2018-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0600 |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 34 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Summited Everest (EVER-181-27) |
| Campsites | BC(18/04,5350m),C1(24/04,5900m),C2(02/05,6440m),C3(16/05,7000m),C4(17/05,7900m),EVER.Smt(18/05),LHOT.Smt(19/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 18/04 5350m C1 24/04 5900m C2 02/05 6440m C3 17/05 7000m C4 17/05 7900m Ever Smt 18/05 by Wood and Pasang Tendi Sherpa at 7 am Lhot Smt 19/05 by Wood and Pasang Tendi at 6 am. Everest summit team left C4 at 10 pm on 17/05. Straightforward climb. They spent about 43 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at around noon. Wood and Pasang Tendi left C4 at midnight on 19/05. The descended to Lhotse C4, stopped for a bit and continued to Lhotse. BC 18/04 5350m C1 24/04 5900m C2 02/05 6440m C3 17/05 7000m C4 18/05 7700m Lhot Smt 19/05 by Carstens and Lama Kusang at 7 am. Lhotse ONLY team left Lhotse C4 at around midnight. Straightforward Climb. All summiters descended to C2, where they arrived at around 2 pm. On 20/05 everyone back at BC. Hamill was BC manager. He never intended to climb. Team left BC on 22/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to both smts to C3 by Sherpas and members. Lhotse Summit Sherpas: Pasang Tendi Sherpa, Khembalung,Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha (27/10/1983) Lama Kusang Sherpa, Kurima, Solukhumbu [26/06/90] |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | TAGnepal Trekking (Satori Adventures pmt) |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | EVER18127 |
| Checksum | 2462706 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Aaron Hamill | M | 1977 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Louis Carstens | M | 1962 | S Africa | Climber | Johannesburg, S Africa | Psychologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Mathewson Wood | M | 1987 | USA | Climber | Lafayette, California | Construction manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Lama Kusang Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tendi Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | Director of TAG Nepal Treks | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.